Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[yellowbelly]

It didn't seem as good as that last April!

Ooooo, It was .............

............from post #18840, April 28th 2018........

NSL back a bit on last week, SQQ 314.7p/kg - happy enough with our first draw.........

smart lambs born between Jan 17th and Feb 10th...

 

[sherg]

Sorry I meant last april as in 2017 it was a dog of a year for selling tegs, 2018 was brilliant

 

[Skintagain]

Pretty much, every year, a graph of lamb prices follows this pattern......
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........... @Skintagain is merely taking the current price and extrapolating it into next year.

And on top a hell of a lot of lambs lost last spring, a lot of lambs killed light up to press due to grass situation and Banged on creep to get them away which is a one way street to get them gone earlier than they would usually to try and take less into winter just my take on it anyway probably be £55.00 for next three months now and make me look daft.

 

[jendan]

Pretty much, every year, a graph of lamb prices follows this pattern......
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........... @Skintagain is merely taking the current price and extrapolating it into next year.

So we are lower than this time last year with a very weaker pound.

 

[jendan]

Because everyone will cash them in now whilst they’re a good trade and before the cost a fortune in expensive feed and therefore they’ll be a shortage in the spring.....the end

I will make a forecast that fat hoggs will be no more than £60-£80 next April onwards.About£1.50 live/kg.Nothing going to France,thats 30% of our entire output.We will be solely reliant on our home market and our ethnic buyers,with massive swings around the festival dates,as we are already starting to see.

 

[z.man]

Thanks is that cattle up this week. Thought lambs would be more.

+5ppk

 

[goodevans]

I will make a forecast that fat hoggs will be no more than £60-£80 next April onwards.About£1.50 live/kg.Nothing going to France,thats 30% of our entire output.We will be solely reliant on our home market and our ethnic buyers,with massive swings around the festival dates,as we are already starting to see.

but if France have to buy nz lamb there will be less coming here to hold the price down,one thing is certain there hasn't been more lambs born in the world just because uk voted for brexit

 

[jendan]

Pretty much, every year, a graph of lamb prices follows this pattern......
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........... @Skintagain is merely taking the current price and extrapolating it into next year.

Is there a graph for old season hoggs from Jan to June?Even better if the pound-euro was overlaid into it,and for the last 10 years or so.

 

[z.man]

but if France have to buy nz lamb there will be less coming here to hold the price down,one thing is certain there hasn't been more lambs born in the world just because uk voted for brexit

great post.....you should become a politician, it really is this simple

 

[jendan]

but if France have to buy nz lamb there will be less coming here to hold the price down,one thing is certain there hasn't been more lambs born in the world just because uk voted for brexit

France are buying in from Spain heavily.More NZ lamb is going to Asia.

 

[jendan]

Sedge today.

Store cattle trade the strongest trade for many many weeks with all grades of cattle looking very well sold.

Stirks, a very difficult trade and would be down some £50/60 on two weeks ago, like for like on 12 months ago trade would be back some £120/150 head.

Calves, again a very difficult trade especially for the stronger sorts which would be back some £80 head on two weeks ago, 2nd grade calves back some £30/40 head.

Store lambs, a very good trade given the dire prime price with medium keep lambs around the £58 mark.

Longtown Breeding sheep sale today.Cheviot mule ewe lambs and shearlings,and Cheviot X Texel. Ewe lambs back about £20/head across the board.Very best shearlings i saw were £140-£180,with a top of £208/head.Decent quality £110-£130.Smalls/poorer £80-£100. Flock dispersal 1 and 2 shear £102/head,not bad types would be a decent buy.Highlight of the sale(for me) 6 proper Half Bred gimmers from High Moat for £122,and 4 ewe lambs at £85.

 

[aangus]

Longtown Breeding sheep sale today.Cheviot mule ewe lambs and shearlings,and Cheviot X Texel. Ewe lambs back about £20/head across the board.Very best shearlings i saw were £140-£180,with a top of £208/head.Decent quality £110-£130.Smalls/poorer £80-£100. Flock dispersal 1 and 2 shear £102/head,not bad types would be a decent buy.Highlight of the sale(for me) 6 proper Half Bred gimmers from High Moat for £122,and 4 ewe lambs at £85.

Has the breed lost its appeal?
Did you see any texel x sold, I have a few and they make decent sheep apart from been a little flighty, would of gone but I was cutting grass

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I will make a forecast that fat hoggs will be no more than £60-£80 next April onwards.About£1.50 live/kg.Nothing going to France,thats 30% of our entire output.We will be solely reliant on our home market and our ethnic buyers,with massive swings around the festival dates,as we are already starting to see.

I will bet you £20 to a charity of your choice that they’ll be nearer £2 live than £1.50 in April

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

France are buying in from Spain heavily.More NZ lamb is going to Asia.

Have you ever seen Spanish lambs?
That was a story put in the Farmers Weekly which is about as true as if it was in the Daily Mail!!

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

I will bet you £20 to a charity of your choice that they’ll be nearer £2 live than £1.50 in April

If the pound continues to weaken then it could be far more than £2.00!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If the pound continues to weaken then it could be far more than £2.00!

Well I’ll bet him £20 they’ll be averaging over £2

 

[bosses son]

Do you not all gamble enough at your day jobs.

 

[jendan]

I will bet you £20 to a charity of your choice that they’ll be nearer £2 live than £1.50 in April

I hope you are right.I probably wont have all of mine away by the end of March,especially some Swale wedders bought in an idle moment for £18.50/head.

 

[jendan]

Have you ever seen Spanish lambs?
That was a story put in the Farmers Weekly which is about as true as if it was in the Daily Mail!!

If the Farmers Weekly journalists are making that up they want sacking.People buy it for a source of true information,not tabloid gossip.

 

[jendan]

If the pound continues to weaken then it could be far more than £2.00!

How low do you think the pound will go? Its already at 1.10 to the euro.Parity not far off.